Shingle fastener



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Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD J. BRADY, 0F OSWEGO. NEW YORK.

SHINGLE FASTENER.

Application filed December 3. 1924.

lie il lmown llinl l. llowAnn .l. limo. i rilizen ol' the l'nited Slnles. residing nt Usui-gio. inthe eonntv ol' Oswego :1nd Stole ol' New York. here invented new :md usel'nl lniproveinenls in Shingle bnsteners. ol whirh the l'ollowing is n spm'ilirntion.

This invention relates lo rooll repairing :ind hns l'or its ohjeet the provision ol' :i novel method olI involving the use ol :l pernlinr lnslener whit-h will permit the in- 4`erlion :ind f-eeuring oll :i new shingle or the replnr-ing ol' one whieh hns slipped out ot' its :ieeoslomed plnee. the fastener and method ol' ils use enlirel)Y eliminating use ol' rement or other repnir deviees. eommonlv employed.

An importen! obieel. is the provision ot' n speeilie l'nstener whieh is eonstrueted 'l'roni :l single pit-ee olI sheet melnl stnmped into the proper l'orm :md rendy l'or instnnt use. the onl v tool required being nn ordinary hummer :ind :in impnel reeeiving element lor inslnnee :is :i bloehr ol' wood.

Vith the nliove :ind other objeels :Ind ndrunlnges in view. the invention eonsists in the detailsI ol' eonslruetion :1nd the steps in lhe method to lie hereinnl'ler more fullyr deseribed :ind elninied. :ind illustrated in the neeo'mpanlving drnwings. in whieh:

lligure l is :i l'ruginenlnr \Y plan view of n.

roolI showingl :l illuslrnting the invention.

Figure 2 is n seellion on the line l llignre lv` :ind

ll'igure Il is :i detail view ol' the fastener prior to bending oln the prongs.

Referring more pnrtieulnrly to the drewings. the letter A designates :1 portion o'le n rool hnving n plurality of shingles B thereon. :uid (l represents n shingle to be plneed in position to mend or Tepnir the roo'l. this Ishingle (`1 being either n new one, or one whieh hns slipped ont ol' pluee.

lhe seenring deviee l employ in enrrving out` my repair method eonsists ol n fastener designnl'ed broadly b v the numeral l() and Al'ornied l'rom n single. pieee of sheet metal .shaped to provide :in elongated (zentral or lod \y portion ll whieh is ol substantially trnpezoidnl shape, :1nd provided nl: two corners with oppositelv extending projections plurnlity ol shingles method o'l' ulihzing --Q o l' l2. 'lhe side edges nre beveled oil :TS indienled nt 13. The extensions 12 are bent :ilongi' the lines 14 so as to deline prongs 15 slightly elevated. the operator Serial No. 753,734.

whieh extend :il portion. 'l`hese plillllt'tl.

ln repuiring n rooll li'v reinserlingn shingle whieh hns ,slipped out h v inserting n new .shingle lo replnee the worn or broken one. the Vfastener lll is luid upon the top ol' thil shii'igle nl n point spneed somewlnfl l'rom its upper edge. the 'l'nstener being nrrzmge l willi the nnrrow end ol' its elongnted bodv portion npwnrdlv und with lhe prongs 1;' :it the lower eorners4 liloel; ol' wood or the like. not shown. is then lnid upon the l'nstenm' :ind n light blow is strnek with :l hummer in order ,to 'l'oree the prongs l5 throughthe shingle. The. operntor then tn {es- :i serew driver. ehisel or the like indiented nt; D .find inserts il beneath the lower edge oll the .shingle :ihove the plnee where the shingle li is lo be. inserted und pries the shingle upwnrdlv to n sullieient extent; to permit the shingle (l to be inserted lienenth the lower edge ol' the shingle next nliove. liv holding this upper shingle drives upon h v nie-:ins ot' right :ingles lo the liodv pl'wllgs zlle oll eollrre the lower end ol' the. shingle. (`y n. hnminer or the like until il is netznnlly l'oreed into plnee with its lower edge in alignment with the lower edges oll the eorrespending shingles in the renr row. This will ennse the securing member l() to be loented lienenlh the shingle nexl nbove. and the operator then lnltes the sume hloek oll wood and lays il upon the shingle .next nbove :md strikes il; with :i hummer so as to foree the prongs l5 into the root A. lijk' this menus it will he seen that the pre viously loose .shingle or n new shingle, z the ense may be. will he securely fastened in plaee without the nid o'F :in v cement or the like.

lVhile it is uol` absolutely essential il;- nmy be. advisable lo insert n smul] metal plate. not. shown, above the fastener and beneath the shingle thereabove in order to reeeive the mpnet ol' the. blow used in driving` the l'nstener into place. the plnle thus acting to prevent the. making ol :m impression in the upper .shingle and bringing the fastener niore llush with the shingle into Whieh it is driven.

In :ietunl prnetiee I hnve discovered tlnit the various cement, peint :1nd other innterizxls u sed in repairing roofs :1re highly inellieientI for the reason that fitter the oil hns evaporated from the mixtures, the eenient becomes eracky and dry, a condition Gli which resnllS in cracking; andv iooseningo the shingles so that. t'lw4 repair provionsly made becomes' useless. lilith the pres-ont device there is :i positivo holding; :lotion exerted by the fnslonlr 10 ,so that slipping out of the shingle will be absolutely prnventod. Another ndrzintngri. in tlmt there is no elaborate parnplwi'nnlin moduli :is 'it-.in a Simple mutter for lilo ropnirnnxn to carry :1 few shingles and izistonors when making :i trip to till@I rom" for lli pnrpostl of nmlf.- ingf he nottvssary ropnirs.

'hil@ l lloro shown und don-willed lim preformed oniliodiinonl ol' tlm. inwntion, and til@ propir stop in t'zirring ont lli@ inol'liod of ivpniring: yit is of rouwt lo liv understood tlnlf; l'liu right is raum-rod to milko :ill such changes .in lin t'iwtmwr its-oli' :1nd the mvlliod ol' using iiiosunw :is muy lio found limsi ndvnningruonn. providml mail changes do not'` (lapin-l l'ronl lilo spiritV of the invention or tho sropv oi tlw slilijoinoil claims.

Having' illus described llw inwnion, claim:

1. A securing device of lllo character domorirn@ scribed comprising :i jtnstoningf member ll'ormed from u .single blank :ind including an elongated substantially li'npozoidnl Shaped body provided al. two adjuvant corners Wilzli o pair .o'f'rongs oxtvnding :it substnnially righi: ingles to lilo liody.

2. A securing devies of the character de- Scribed conn'n'ising :i fastening member formed. from n singin blank und including :in elongnlod substantially trilpez/,oidnl shaped body provided at two adjacent. col'- nors with :i pair of prongS Qxt'onding :it substantially right. :ingles to tlm body, sind prongs boing of triangular slmpv und oxtondinp; in parallel relation.

is'. roof securing'. device comprising a. fastening member formed from :i singlo blank andinonding an elongated substantially lrapezoidal shaped body lmving bovelod edges, and a. pair of wrongs formed 'ai the two lower corners o the body und having penetrating pomts whereby to be,

driven through' the shingle and into the roof.

ln lostimony whereof I afiix my signature. EDWARD J. BRADY. 

